Eggs — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

oval reproductive body of a fowl (especially a hen) used as food

animal reproductive body consisting of an ovum or embryo together with nutritive and protective envelopes; especially the thin-shelled reproductive body laid by e.g. female birds

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˈɛɡz/

🇬🇧British English

/dˈɒlɔːɹˌɪfjuːdʒ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dˈɒlɔːɹˌɪfjuːdʒ/

1 syllable Say it as /ˈɛɡz/.

Examples

she kicked him in the balls and got away
egg a schnitzel

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

ball ballock orchis egg testis bollock nut testicle

Parts of Speech

noun	oval reproductive body of a fowl (especially a hen) used as food
noun	animal reproductive body consisting of an ovum or embryo together with nutritive and protective envelopes; especially the thin-shelled reproductive body laid by e.g. female birds
noun	oval reproductive body of a fowl (especially a hen) used as food
noun	one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens “she kicked him in the balls and got away”
verb	throw eggs at
verb	coat with beaten egg “egg a schnitzel”

Word Forms

egg	verb	coat with beaten egg
testicular	adjective	of or involving the testes
egg	noun	oval reproductive body of a fowl (especially a hen) used as food

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Eier

ovaler Fortpflanzungskörper eines Geflügels (insbesondere einer Henne), der als Nahrung dient

🇫🇷French

œufs

corps reproducteur ovale d'une volaille (en particulier une poule) utilisé comme aliment

🇪🇸Spanish

huevos

Cuerpo reproductor ovalado de un ave (especialmente una gallina) utilizado como alimento.

🇮🇹Italian

uova

corpo riproduttivo ovale di un uccello (soprattutto una gallina) utilizzato come alimento

🇳🇱Dutch

eieren

ovaal voortplantingslichaam van een kip (vooral een kip) dat als voedsel wordt gebruikt

🇵🇹Portuguese

ovos

corpo reprodutivo oval de uma ave (especialmente uma galinha) usado como alimento

🇷🇺Russian

яйца

овальное репродуктивное тело птицы (особенно курицы), используемое в пищу

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अंडे

भोजन के रूप में उपयोग किए जाने वाले मुर्गे (विशेषकर मुर्गी) का अंडाकार प्रजनन शरीर

🇧🇩Bengali

ডিম

একটি পাখির ডিম্বাকৃতির প্রজনন দেহ (বিশেষ করে একটি মুরগি) খাদ্য হিসাবে ব্যবহৃত হয়

🇮🇳Tamil

முட்டைகள்

உணவாகப் பயன்படுத்தப்படும் ஒரு கோழியின் (குறிப்பாக ஒரு கோழி) முட்டை வடிவ இனப்பெருக்க உடல்

🇮🇳Telugu

గుడ్లు

ఆహారంగా ఉపయోగించే కోడి (ముఖ్యంగా కోడి) యొక్క అండాకార పునరుత్పత్తి శరీరం

🇮🇳Marathi

अंडी

पक्षी (विशेषतः कोंबडी) चे अंडाकृती पुनरुत्पादक शरीर अन्न म्हणून वापरले जाते

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઇંડા

મરઘીનું અંડાકાર પ્રજનન શરીર (ખાસ કરીને મરઘી) ખોરાક તરીકે વપરાતું

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮೊಟ್ಟೆಗಳು

ಕೋಳಿಯ ಅಂಡಾಕಾರದ ಸಂತಾನೋತ್ಪತ್ತಿ ದೇಹವನ್ನು (ವಿಶೇಷವಾಗಿ ಕೋಳಿ) ಆಹಾರವಾಗಿ ಬಳಸಲಾಗುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മുട്ടകൾ

ഭക്ഷണമായി ഉപയോഗിക്കുന്ന ഒരു കോഴിയുടെ (പ്രത്യേകിച്ച് ഒരു കോഴി) ഓവൽ പ്രത്യുത്പാദന ശരീരം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅੰਡੇ

ਇੱਕ ਪੰਛੀ (ਖਾਸ ਕਰਕੇ ਇੱਕ ਕੁਕੜੀ) ਦਾ ਅੰਡਾਕਾਰ ਪ੍ਰਜਨਨ ਸਰੀਰ ਭੋਜਨ ਵਜੋਂ ਵਰਤਿਆ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

انڈے

ایک پرندے کا بیضوی تولیدی جسم (خاص طور پر ایک مرغی) کھانے کے طور پر استعمال ہوتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

鸡蛋

用作食物的家禽（尤其是母鸡）的椭圆形生殖体

🇯🇵Japanese

卵

食用として使用される家禽(特に雌鶏)の楕円形の生殖体

🇰🇷Korean

계란

음식으로 사용되는 계란(특히 암탉)의 타원형 생식체

🇻🇳Vietnamese

trứng

cơ quan sinh sản hình bầu dục của gia cầm (đặc biệt là gà mái) dùng làm thức ăn

🇹🇭Thai

ไข่

ตัวสืบพันธุ์รูปไข่ของไก่ (โดยเฉพาะไก่) ที่ใช้เป็นอาหาร

🇮🇩Indonesian

telur

tubuh reproduksi unggas yang berbentuk oval (terutama ayam betina) yang digunakan sebagai makanan

🇵🇭Filipino

itlog

oval reproductive body ng ibon (lalo na ang inahin) na ginagamit bilang pagkain

🇲🇾Malay

telur

badan pembiakan bujur ayam (terutama ayam betina) digunakan sebagai makanan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

بيض

الجسم التناسلي البيضاوي للطيور (خاصة الدجاجة) يستخدم كغذاء

🇮🇷Persian

تخم مرغ

بدن زایشی بیضی شکل مرغ (به ویژه مرغ) که به عنوان غذا استفاده می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

yumurtalar

Yiyecek olarak kullanılan bir kümes hayvanının (özellikle tavuğun) oval üreme gövdesi

🇮🇱Hebrew

ביצים

גוף רבייה סגלגל של עוף (במיוחד תרנגולת) המשמש כמזון

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